Jonathan Donenfeld, CPA, CTRS, is the President and Founder of JLD Tax Resolution. With over 20 years’ experience in tax, accounting, and finance, Jonathan has spent the last 10 years focussing on helping individuals and small businesses resolve back tax issues. As a licensed Certified Tax Resolution Specialist, Jonathan is part of a select group of individuals that are specifically trained and highly experienced in protecting taxpayers from the IRS.
After working at top accounting and consulting firms in New York City and New Jersey, Jonathan started his own firm in Jersey City, NJ, to help prevent hard-working individuals and small businesses from having their lives ruined by the IRS. Since 2015, Jonathan has represented hundreds of individuals and businesses before the IRS and helped his clients save millions of dollars.
Jonathan regularly speaks before local business groups, including the Chamber of Commerce and New Jersey Small Business Development Centre, and has been featured on NBC News, WBGO, NJ.COM, AM970, as well as the Kevin McCullough radio show.
When he is not fighting the IRS or state for his clients, Jonathan is spending time with his wife Alexandra and their two children, Elsa and Emmanuel.
Carmela Walrond is an experienced tax attorney and tax accountant who has helped her clients save millions of dollars in back taxes through a variety of methods, including the IRS Offer in Compromise program, penalty abatement, and audit representation. Carmela is also licensed to practice in federal and state tax courts as well as bankruptcy courts (Chapter 7). She has handled cases for individuals and small businesses throughout New York and New Jersey.
Prior to joining JLD Tax Resolution Group, Carmela was the managing partner at Walrond Tax Resolution PLLC and before that held positions in the tax departments of Deloitte, KPMG, and CIT Group.
Carmela’s interest in tax began when she was a junior in college and volunteered for the VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program in Newark, NJ, which helped prepare tax returns for low-income taxpayers.
